Tracking
the Journey
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Distance
Ben and Tarka will cover 1800 miles starting from Scott's Terra Nova Hut at the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back to the coast again. That's equivalent to 69 back-to-back marathons hauling up to 200kg each (the weight of roughly two adult men) of kit and supplies necessary to survive.
Distances here are shown in statute miles.
The First Month in Antarctica (Video)
Step into Ben and Tarka's shoes through these two short videos filmed by them in Antarctica.
The top video is a compilation of clips that have been sent back over the last four weeks providing a snapshot into the first month on the ice.
The bottom video captures the moment, on Day 17 when the clouds parted following several days of poor weather to reveal a parhelion. In Ben's own words:
"The one redeeming bit of natural splendour came at midday our time (actually midnight here) when the sun is due south and we ski almost straight towards it. As Tarka took the lead, the clouds parted for thirty minutes and we were treated to a parhelion, or sun dog, a circule of light around the sun caused by ice crystals in the air refracting the sun's rays." Read on...
Comments
# Mim , November 27th 2013
Great to see your progress, must have been quite something to have been in Scotts Hut, amazing.
Hope the weather improves and no more white outs, but guess thats not a reality.
Love Mim and Graeme
# Candy, November 27th 2013
Pinguino’s name, maybe Candy_ice. Candyice.
# Shaun Menzies, November 27th 2013
With you all the way mate. Would love a vid of a total whiteout :)
# dj, November 28th 2013
Nowhere do you say that you’re not supporting Internet Explorer with video; but, it doesn’t work. A player doesn’t even load to display a thumbnail. Why?
# Alex, December 5th 2013
Happy Nikolaus from Germany ! Wish you all the best:)
# Derek Cullen, February 12th 2014
Excellent, what a journey - congratulations :)
Derek